Neighbors: Accused abductor showed no signs of violence

Neighbors said they saw no telltale signs of violence in Justin Shine, a fixture in the apartment complex for more at least a year.

Neighbors said they saw no telltale signs of violence in Justin Shine, a fixture in the apartment complex for at least a year.

Upstairs from where Shine lived with his girlfriend, a tenant who gave his name as Mr. Jackson described a likeable young man.

“He used to help me bring my groceries upstairs,” the 76-year-old limousine driver said. “He treated me halfway decent. He respected me as an adult. I just can’t see him doing it – he just didn’t look the type.”

Jackson said he sometimes saw Shine working on a green Pontiac the couple shared. The woman’s son ventured upstairs occasionally to see some pet turtles the man keeps.

Another neighbor said Shine spent time outside with his girlfriend’s son, teaching him to ride a bicycle.

Jackson said he was unaware the woman had kicked out Shine weeks earlier.

From his upstairs window, Jackson said he watched as a cadre of police cars and officers on bicycles surrounded his building on Saturday afternoon.

Glancing downstairs from his front door, Jackson said he saw two officers with guns drawn pounding at the door of the first-floor unit before barging in.